Pre-release Access to Official Statistics: Forest Resources Assessment

Last updated: December 2020 Next update due: tbc

Introduction Our arrangements for pre-release access to Official Statistics are described in a Pre-Release Access Statement¹.

This document supplements the statement by giving the names and/or job titles of all those persons to whom pre-release access has been granted to Forest Resources Assessment, as follows:

- Part 1 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access to the Official Statistics in their final form for briefing purposes. As this is a release covering Great Britain, the pre-release access period is limited to 24 hours.
- Part 2 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access for quality assurance purposes.

The justification for giving advance access to each listed recipient will be available on request.

Sheila Ward Forest Research

¹ https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/about-our-statistics/code-of-practice/pre-release-access-to-official-statistics/ Part 1: Pre-release access to final form (24 hours) (last updated December 2020)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

- Tim Brooks, Head of Trees, Woodlands & Forestry Policy
- Alasdair Bray, Policy Adviser
- Adam Bealby, Head of External Communications, FC Team
- Phoebe Brown, Communications Officer

Forestry Commission:

- Ian Tubby, Principal Adviser, Business and Markets, Forest Services

Forestry England:

- James Simpson, Director of Operations – Forestry and Land Management

Scottish Forestry:

- Alan Hampson, Head of Policy
- Bob Frost, Policy Adviser for Sustainable Forest Management

Welsh Government:

- PS First Minister
- PS Minister for the Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
- PS Minister for Finance and Trefnydd
- PS Minister for Environment
- PS Permanent Secretary • Daniel Butler, Special Adviser • Tim Render, Director, Land, Nature and Forestry Division • Ceri Witchard, Deputy Director Land, Nature and Forestry Division • Elizabeth Lyon, Head of Forestry Resources Policy Branch • Jon Travis, Head of Forestry Reform • Heledd Owen, Head of Communications and Marketing, Natural Resources Dept • Simon Jenkins, Head of News

Forest Research: • James Pendlebury, Chief Executive • Clare Parker, Head of Communications Part 2: Pre-release access for quality assurance (last updated November 2020)

Forest Research:

- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive
- Chris Quine, Chief Scientist
- Nicol Sinclair, Head of Inventory, Forecasting & Operational Support